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I waste a lot of time here..I'm not learning and I want to.
The one thing I have learned here is that too often, honest questions get turned into squabbles or attacks so I'm not likely to learn as much as I'd like.

I see lots of songs mentioned as variations/relatives..and sometimes I don't see how they're hooked. Sometimes the ones I think are very close cousins evidently aren't.

To me, 'Poor Old Woman' and 'Housewife's Lament' look very closely related--and although these two really aren't of earthshattering consequence to my education, I really would like to know how to tell they've never met.